Amcan Holdings, Inc. v. Torys LLP

In Amcan Holdings, Inc. v. Torys LLP, 32 A.D.3d 337 [1st Dept 2006] the court held that consolidation of legal malpractice actions brought against a law firm in two different counties by a client and his corporations was warranted. The parties to each action possessed knowledge and information, including documents, relevant to the claims in the other, potential witnesses and evidence would be similar in both actions, and there were questions of law and fact common to both actions, including issue of whether the client received undivided loyalty and best legal representation as a result of the firm's alleged conflict of interest.